Jazz head coach Solid wears Canada coat to settle wagered ahead of amusement with Raptors
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press
Distributed Saturday, December 23, 2023 9:58PM EST
Will Tough
Utah Jazz head coach Will Solid yells to his group amid the primary half of an NBA ball diversion against the Unused Orleans Pelicans, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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TORONTO – Utah Jazz head coach Will Tough gulped his national pride and freely settled a wagered with partner coach Scott Morrison on Saturday.
Solid, an American, wore a shinning ruddy Group Canada coat to his pre-game media conference hours some time recently Utah played in Toronto against the Raptors. The two coaches had a inviting wagered on the bronze-medal diversion at the FIBA World Glass within the drop with the payoff due at Scotiabank Field.
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The Jazz head coach had voyage to Southeast Asia to observe the primary circular of the worldwide men’s ball competition within the summer some time recently returning to Utah for the end circular.
âScott and I didn’t observe it together, but we were adjacent, observing the scores exceptionally closely attempting to figure out who was aiming to got to wear what to this amusement (in Toronto),â said Solid.
Canada beat the Joined together States 127-118 on Sept. 10 to claim third at the World Container. It was the first-ever World Container decoration for Canada, which moreover earned a billet at the up and coming Paris Olympics.
âCanada had a incredible group this summer,â said Tough, who said Jazz forward Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops, B.C., as an illustration. âI have a ton of regard for all their players. Their national group is in truly great hands.
âObviously, they had a awesome summer and headed toward the Olympics. It’s a lovely energizing time for Canada Basketball.â
Tough is still kicking himself that Morrison, from Morell, P.E.I., didn’t got to pay up.
âI had an Uncle Sam Halloween outfit picked out for him to wear tonight,â said Solid. âIt was a pitiful day taking that out of my Amazon cart. Perhaps another year.â
This report by The Canadian Press was to begin with distributed Dec. 23, 2023.
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